Bathed in Pesticides: the Narrative of Deception
The volume of pesticide use and exposure is occurring on a scale that is without precedent and world-historical in nature.
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EU: To End Deforestation, Protect Land Rights
(Brussels) – The European Union’s landmark anti-deforestation law should require businesses to respect traditional communities’ rights over their territories or risk failing to deliver on its objectives, more than 191 Indigenous, environmental, and human rights organizations from 62 countries said today in an open letter to EU policymakers.
These communities’
This Week in the New Normal #20
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. “anti-vaxxers are joining racist militias”
We’ve covered the increasing demonisation of the “anti-vaxxers” regularly for over a year
New Study Underscores Dangerous Levels of Chemical Pollution
Chemical pollution has reached a dangerous level globally.
Exclusive: GOP Bill Would Ban Foreign Land Purchases for 5 Years
A bill being co-led by Reps.
This YEAR in the New Normal
Our first “This Week” of 2022 doesn’t just look back over our shoulders, but forward too.
10 Joe Biden 2021 Blunders that Killed the American Energy Renaissance
Joe Biden wasted no time after being sworn in as president in destroying the U.S energy renaissance ushered in during Donald Trump’s presidency which made the country energy independent and a net annual petroleum exporter for the first time since at least 1949. Through regulations, executive orders, and
Google Slammed for Maps Guiding Travelers to Closed-Off, Dangerous Roads During Snowstorm
Tech giant Google is taking fire for directing drivers in the Lake Tahoe area through potentially dangerous or closed-off routes during record snowstorms in the area.
Supply Chain Crisis Forces McDonald's Japan to Ration French Fries
A shortage of potato imports from North America will force McDonald’s Japan to ration french fries at nearly 300 locations nationwide from December 25 to December 30, the company announced Tuesday.
Joe Biden Reverses Trump Auto Fuel Standards
The Biden administration on Monday reset car and light truck fuel standards.
Papua New Guinea’s Rapid Tides Expose Climate Risks
Earlier this month, parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced a surge in king tides that flooded communities and displaced approximately 53,000 people.
US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights
(Washington, DC) – The Build Back Better Act would bring the United States closer to meeting international human rights standards and begin to repair a badly broken social safety net, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Senate should strengthen components of the bill and promptly pass this legislation, or lose a
Some Progress for Children Despite Pandemic’s Toll
The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for children around the world.
Report: Mills Administration Weighs Gas Tax to Pay for Maine's ‘Clean Transportation’ Plan
Maine Gov.
Harris Recruits Woke Corporations to ‘Invest' in Central America
Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House have announced that American corporations and other groups that have signed on to her “call to action” to stop the ongoing surge of migrants from Central America by pouring money into the Guatemalan, El Salvadoran, and Honduran economies. “As part of her